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HC Gherdëina and the Wipptal Broncos played 17 of 30 games in the regular season. Both teams are on the threshold of the top 20 with just 12 points. Only these teams are eligible to take part in the Qualification Round (5-12) or the Master Round (1-4). A tough battle for these positions is already looming – with Val Gardena and Vipiteno in the main role. After a good start to the season, the Furies recently fell into a deep crisis and, in response to the sporting decline, fired coach Erwin Kostner. Whose Successor Joni Petrell is intended to stabilize the Ladins, especially in defense, so as not to endanger reaching the top 12. Brad McGowan & Co. have to take the first step towards this on Thursday when they face a mandatory task at home against bottom team Linz. Only on Saturday will the Broncos face a direct competitor for the top 12 at home - namely EC Bregenzerwald. The Vorarlbergers are rated significantly higher than last year and are the slight favorites in this game. A win is nevertheless almost a must for Dustin Whitecotton's team if they don't want to let the Austrians slip in the table. Buam called for at home The Rittner Buam also have a big task ahead of them on Saturday in their own arena when Jesenice is a guest. The Slovenians are the team of the hour, have won all of their last five games and are in fourth place in the table. Two days earlier, the VEU Feldkirch was in Klobenstein – also not a sure-fire success. League leader Pustertal doesn't have to worry about playoff qualification. Instead, the Wolves can maintain their lead in the table against laggards Kitzbühel on Saturday. Lots going on in the IHL One step below, HC Meran wants to continue its high flight and achieve its fourth complete success en suite against Fiemme on Saturday. At the same time, bottom team Eppan is fighting for important points in the basement duel against Pergine, while SV Kaltern in Varese and Falcons Brixen in Alleghe are challenged. The Unterland Cavaliers won't get back into the action until next week. All AlpsHL games can be viewed as usual on the SportNews -Live ticker can be followed in real time. All games at a glance: Date encounter Time of day League January 21th Rittner Buam – VEU Feldkirch 20 pm AlpsHL January 21th HC Gherdëina – Steel Wings Linz 20.30 pm AlpsHL January 23th Wipptal Broncos – EC Bregenzerwald 19.30 pm AlpsHL January 23th Rittner Buam – HDD Jesenice 20 pm AlpsHL January 23th HC Pustertal – EC Kitzbühel 20 pm AlpsHL January 23th Pergine – HC Eppan 18.40:XNUMX p.m IHL January 23th HC Meran – HC Fiemme 19.30 pm IHL January 23th Varese – SV Kaltern 19.30 pm IHL January 23th Alleghe – Brixen Falcons 20.30 pm IHL The AlpsHL table: SP G U V TV P 1. HC Pustertal 18 13 0 4 81:57 47 2. Olimpija Ljubljana 15 12 1 3 110:37 45 3. HC Asiago 17 11 1 4 76:49 37 4. Jesenice 12 9 1 2 70:42 35 5. Lustenau 17 10 0 6 76:53 35 6. Salzburg II 16 9 0 5 82:55 33 7. Feldkirch 14 7 0 6 66:60 32 8. SG Cortina 16 7 1 6 80:75 31 9. Bregenzerwald 16 10 0 5 72:76 30 10. Rittner Buam 17 9 0 7 66:85 28 11. HC Fassa 14 5 0 8 55:64 22 12. Wipptal Broncos 17 5 0 12 66:87 20 13. HC Gherdëina 17 3 0 12 67:93 20 14. Kitzbuhel 18 2 0 14 60:89 17 15. Klagenfurt II 12 3 0 8 57:74 13 16. Linz II 14 0 0 13 23:111 2 The IHL table: SP G U V TV P 1. HC Meran 10 7 0 3 36:21 21 2. SV Kaltern 11 7 0 4 36:26 21 3. Falcons Brixen 11 7 0 4 33:26 20 4. Hockey Unterland 11 6 0 5 29:32 17 5. Valdifiemme HC 11 6 0 5 30:29 16 6. HC Varese 10 5 0 5 34:35 14 7. Alleghe Hockey 10 3 0 7 29:31 12 8. Hockey Pergine 11 4 0 7 33:46 12 9. HC Eppan 11 3 0 8 25:39 11

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